Obesity

Obesity can increase your risk for other diseases. Learn about the causes of obesity and how it affects your health.

Want To Know If You’re Overweight? Forget BMI—Measure This, Says a Team of Experts

BMI is a 53-year-old metric that 58 expert researchers suggest officially needs an update—here's what they say is the more reliable way to determine healthy body weight.

New Research: Being Overweight Increases the Risk for These 2 Cancers

The research team found that every 11-pound weight gain caused the risk of cancer to rise an average of 11%...


Love Coffee? It May Offer New Additional Health Benefits, According to Researchers

A new study suggests surprising health benefits for coffee lovers everywhere. Could coffee actually be healthy?


14 Scary Ways Weight Gain Messes with Your Medical Care

Nearly 40 percent of adults in the United States are obese. If you're a part of that statistic, you need...